Regardless of political affiliation, every citizen has a stake in healthcare policy decisions. Hence, it is little wonder why healthcare items become such high-profile components of presidential agendas. It is also little wonder why they become such hotly debated agenda items.
Consider a topic that rises to the presidential level. How did each of the presidents (Trump, Obama, and Bush) handle the problem? What would you do differently?
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- Review the Resources and reflect on the importance of agenda-setting.
- Consider how federal agendas promote healthcare issues and how these healthcare issues become agenda priorities.
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BORTION LAWS 4
Abortion Laws
NAME: Catherine Nwosu
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Consider a topic that rises to the presidential level
Regardless of political affiliations, all citizens have a right to take part in healthcare policy-making. Over the years, the issue of abortion has always been significant in the healthcare industry and the U.S. department of care. Most recently, abortion has become a huge topic of discussion and controversy in the healthcare sector in the United States. Factors that lead to the urge for abortion include effects on birthrates, the economic influence, and sexual behavior changes amongst teens. As such, Fix et al. (2020) argue that 81% of people are likely to develop and experience different mental health disorders like depression, anxiety disorder, alcohol abuse, suicidal attempts, and stress after aborting. This shows that some studies encourage the legalization of abortion in the United States, while others oppose it.
How did each of the presidents (Trump, Obama, and Bush) handle the problem?
President George W. Bush – he is the president that was probably the most sensitive leaders on the subject of abortion when compared to the other two presidents. Bush was in support of the constitutional amendment that made the procedure illegal. However, he partially supported abortion in cases of incest, rape, and instances when the life of a woman was in jeopardy. He also believed that Americans did not support his directive, and thus, there was no need to pursue it (Pro-life profiles). Additionally, he added that his Supreme Court nominees were not allowed to pass an anti-abortion policy. Bush was for the idea that babies could not die intentionally, but women have some rights to terminate pregnancies. However, since he was ant-abortion, he took away funding of the procedure and encouraged partial abortion for critical conditions.
President Barack Obama – Obama was pro-choice and supported safe abortion procedures since he believed it was the right of women to terminate pregnancies for any reason. He was among the key American leaders that prioritized the needs of the public without violating their needs. He also preserved women’s rights to affordable and free abortion without judgment and discrimination as promoted by tax-subsidized providers, such as Planned Parenthood (Annas, 2009). Obama felt that abortion was a moral issue and did not see it as a political issue of concern. As such, he enacted the freedom of choice Act to codify women’s rights to abort in 2008 (Bilger, 2018). He removed all federal and state-level restrictions on abortion.
Donald Trump – in the annual Match for Life event in January 2018, President Trump spoke to the participants that included opponents of abortion, and ensured them that his administration is devoted to defending the first right in the Declaration of Independence, namely the right to life. He is an opponent of abortion and believes that there is no moral and legal basis for terminating the life of an innocent baby. The current president also believes in the protection of the sanctity of life and the family as the core foundation of the society. He recently signed the executive order to reinstate the abortion ban that was removed by Barack Obama and withdrew the federal family planning funding that is deemed to provide abortion care (Freiburger, 2019).
What would you do differently?
If I were in a position to make a decision regarding the legalization of abortion, I would support what President Obama did. I am pro-choice, and I believe that women should be responsible for their pregnancies and make decisions about whether to keep or abort a pregnancy. This is because of the family planning concerns and birthrates, as well as the critical conditions that might increase the need to abort. Therefore, I would support and fund women’s rights to abort when need be, and I would also encourage safe, legal abortion to save lives.
References
Annas, G. J. (2009). Abortion politics and health insurance reform. New England Journal of Medicine, 361(27), 2589-2591. DOI: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp0911513.
Bilger, M. (2018, December 13). Barack Obama, The Abortion President, Receives Human Rights Award. https://www.lifenews.com/2018/12/13/barack-obama-the-abortion-president-receives-human-rights-award/
Fix, L., Seymour, J. W., Grossman, D., Johnson, D. M., Aiken, A. R., Gomperts, R., & Grindlay, K. (2020). Abortion need among U.S. servicewomen: evidence from an internet service. Women’s Health Issues, 30(3), 161-166.
Freiburger, C. (2019, February 22). Trump admin cuts $60 million from Planned Parenthood. https://www.ontheissues.org/Celeb/Donald_Trump_Abortion.htm
Pro-life profiles. George W. Bush Former President of the U.S. (R) Tier 4 – Personhood Never. http://prolifeprofiles.com/george-w-bush-abortion
